LIST OF GOOD LEARNING RESOURCES FOR 21ST CENTURY TRAINERS AND LEARNERS
I will share resources that are relevant for 21st century skills and will keep adding to my list.
1. Solving Problems with Pictures – Books by Dan Roam
- 21st century skill covered: Visual Communication , Problem Solving
- Books: The Back of the Napkin, Unfolding the Napkin
- Website: http://www.thebackofthenapkin.com
- Lectures: Authors@Google: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuA_yz7aTo0
According to Dan the overall Visual Thinking Process = Look > See > Imagine > Show
The Visual Thinking Toolkit suggested by Dan:
– Defining the Problem through “Who/What, Where, When, How, How Much, Why” Analysis
– Representing these visually:
- Who/What = Portrait
- Where = Map
- When = Timeline
- How = FlowChart
- How Much = Bar/Pie Chart
- Why = Multivariate Diagram
– Doing the SQUID analysis:
- Simple or Elaborate
- Qualitative or Quantitative
- Vision or Execution
- Individual or Comparison
- Change or Status Quo
Visually all the above is much more simple and interesting than what I have made it appear in text description!
My recommended steps:
1. See Dan’s Authors@Google video first (http://www.thebackofthenapkin.com)
2. Then visit the book website
- See the videos on the home page (animated walk-through)
- See more video clips ‘Napkin Cam’ (http://www.thebackofthenapkin.com/botn.php)
- See sample pages and exercises from the book ‘Unfolding the Napkin’
- Visit the Dan’s Blog on the website
Happy reading (and watching)…